SLOW COOKER BUFFALO CHICKEN SLIDERS
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Spicy and hot, these mouth-watering Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders are a hit with my family. Cook time is hands-off in the slow-cooker, which makes it a fantastic dinner option for busy nights.
If you enjoy the flavor of Buffalo chicken, try Buffalo chicken deviled eggs.
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Nothing works better for me during the week with our busy schedules than cooking with a slow cooker. Most notably, I like the one-pot, leave-it-and-forget-it feature of a slow cooker.
I shared my Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Potato Skins with you a few weeks ago. Today I made the chicken portion of the recipe with slightly different ingredients. You could use that chicken seasoning recipe in sliders or this slider recipe on Potato Skins. See how that works? Easy Peasy!
If you’re a sports fan, these sliders would be great for tailgating, game-watching, or party-going. Heck, they’d be good any time, any place! These Chicken and Waffle Sliders will too!
Slider tips
For these Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Slider sandwiches, I found great ciabatta rolls that were slider-sized at the store. You could use regular-sized rolls, and white or whole wheat would also be great.
I like to use Ranch dressing sometimes instead of blue cheese, so that’s another option for you. Do you like blue cheese? I love it, but sometimes I like a change.
I used Frank’s RedHot sauce on the chicken in this recipe, it’s spicy and is lower in calories than traditional buffalo sauce.
To kick it up a little, I added bacon to my sandwich because, well, bacon makes everything better. Do you agree? Of course, make the recipe your own, if you love bacon add extra, not a fan then skip it.
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Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts you can use skinless, boneless or bone-in
- 3/4 cup buffalo wing sauce Frank's RedHot Buffalo Sauce
- 1 clove garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 Tablespoon dried parsley
- 8 to 10 slider buns
- 4 -ounces gorgonzola cheese if you’re not a fan of blue cheese, substitute ranch dressing and or feta cheese
- 4 slices bacon cooked and chopped* (optional)
Instructions
- Pat chicken dry with a paper towel and place in slow cooker. Pour sauce and spices over chicken.
- Cook on high 4 hours or low 6 to 7 hours.
- Remove from slow cooker and shred.
- Toast buns in oven until lightly browned. (You could also spread butter on the buns and toast on a grill.)
- Spread the chicken on bottom bun, top with dressing, cheese and bacon.
- Pickles, lettuce and tomato slices all would be another option for this sandwich.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
Yum! You knocked it out of the park with this one. Absolutely delicious!
Being able to make this in the slow cooker makes dinner so easy (and the house smell great) without heating up the kitchen – thanks for the easy, tasty recipe!
OMG. I am making this recipe right now and just noticed that I grabbed the Franks Hot sauce not franks BBQ sauce! Will it make a big difference?? It already started cooking so I hope so!
You may just want to use less of the hot sauce. You could also mix the hot sauce with a little ketchup to dilute the heat. But, it will still be good, I love spicy food.